Buckingham Park Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 134791
- Address
- Buckingham Road, Buckingham Park Primary, BN43 5UD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 480 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.9%
- Girls
- 53.1%
- First language not English
- 10.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.4%
- Persistent absence
- 7.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.6%
White British 84%
Mixed 7.2%
Other White 2.9%
Bangladeshi 1.5%
Other Asian 1.3%
Other Black 1%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Indian 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average1.9
WritingAverage0.6
MathsAbove average1.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 70%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Buckingham Park Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 46
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 35
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 43 21 22 |
| Year 1 | 56 22 34 |
| Year 2 | 74 37 37 |
| Year 3 | 75 33 42 |
| Year 4 | 72 37 35 |
| Year 5 | 83 42 41 |
| Year 6 | 77 33 44 |